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Painting, puzzles, and a little gardening — a cheerful grid of favorite pastimes. This sheet is free and printed in large, senior-friendly type — use the Print button above for a paper copy, or choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog. Prints as the puzzle only — tick the box below if you’d like the answer key included (it prints on its own page).

Happy Hobbies Word Search

Instructions: Find all 12 hidden words in the grid. Words can go across or down.

SNNPEIGAIIFGRHI
TIGIADERSIIIZDS
ANINAASNINSNTBE
MPRNILIZNNHKNIS
PDEECCIKPIIUARK
SGARDENINGNFDDH
INDSINGINGGGGIA
GDINBAKINGPZRNF
EINGNENAIEAEPGH
GMGSNGKSIERGGEC
SGCISTINGIHIADH
NIDAEPUZZLESGEE
INPAINTINGFSDIS
BIKNITTINGNNHNS
CNENSIDANCINGIS

Word List

GARDENING
PAINTING
KNITTING
FISHING
PUZZLES
READING
BIRDING
DANCING
SINGING
STAMPS
BAKING
CHESS

Answer Key

SNNPEIGAIIFGRHI
TIGIADERSIIIZDS
ANINAASNINSNTBE
MPRNILIZNNHKNIS
PDEECCIKPIIUARK
SGARDENINGNFDDH
INDSINGINGGGGIA
GDINBAKINGPZRNF
EINGNENAIEAEPGH
GMGSNGKSIERGGEC
SGCISTINGIHIADH
NIDAEPUZZLESGEE
INPAINTINGFSDIS
BIKNITTINGNNHNS
CNENSIDANCINGIS
GARDENINGPAINTINGKNITTINGFISHINGPUZZLESREADINGBIRDINGDANCINGSINGINGSTAMPSBAKINGCHESS

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